U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending March 24 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,094,000 broilers, a 6-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 6-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 6-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Week ending Data from 19 states
Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous U.S. broilers slaughtered
1 year 2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % % – 000 – % % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
January
28 193,924 95 95 160,698 95 96 195,705 95 163,290 97 152,226 94
February
4 193,162 94 95 160,767 96 95 195,228 94 162,531 96 151,562 97
11 195,481 96 95 161,948 96 96 194,665 95 163,187 97 149,825 95
18 194,663 94 95 161,282 96 96 195,373 95 162,903 96 150,497 93
25 195,293 95 94 160,545 95 96 195,088 95 161,868 96 149,930 95
March
3 197,081 95 95 163,347 97 97 195,867 95 162,550 97 151,684 95
10 198,246 95 95 162,705 95 97 193,364 95 160,522 96 150,226 95
17 196,927 94 95 162,802 95 96 193,220 94 160,698 95 153,056 97
24 193,079 94 160,767 96 150,094 94

In 2011, the New Years holiday was during the week ending January 1.

Note: Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions. All percentage changes are compared with year earlier.